Last week I got the opportunity to spend two days in
training as a new member of Kalamazoo Public Library’s anti-racism
transformation team. The team training was led by Crossroads and hosted by local
nonprofit ERACCE. In addition to KPL, teams from PFC Natural Market and Deli,
People’s Church, and Kalamazoo Public Schools were present....

The relationship between a board of directors and an executive director is critical to a nonprofits success. Simply put, the most effective organizations have a strong relationship between these two parties. Why? The board and the ED are core leaders within any nonprofit institution and people take cue's from the top. They also have the real power to create policy and implement change. So how do boards and ED's create this strong relationship? An article from Boardsource.org (which is a great resource for nonprofit boards, with a lot of free content) cites a number of ways this relationship can be intentionally strong. ...